
When do we suspect that a child has learning disabilities?
The big appointment for children in society is the start of school, especially in primary school. In order for a child to be able to adequately cope academically in the Greek educational system, but also to be socialized so that he can cope later in society, he must not:
- he has no fluency in speech
- has difficulty pronouncing all the sounds/phonemes (e.g. loloi instead of clock, cliff instead of sea, zendo instead of tree, thaka instead of sack, etc.),
- is clumsy in movement (walks, trips, drops things)
- shows ambidexterity (sometimes uses the right hand and sometimes the left),
- he doesn’t know his age
- is slow and clumsy when trying to put on his shoes, coat, etc.
- it is difficult to fasten
- wears his shoes backwards
- has difficulty limping, leaning on each leg alternately, has no sense of rhythm (synchronizing with the music when running, clapping, etc.)
- holds the pencil awkwardly and has difficulty handling it (presses it hard, messy work);
- it cannot stay on the border when coloring an image
- has difficulty using scissors
- reverses letters or numbers when writing or copying
- talks “baby”
- confuses the order of words in a sentence
- has difficulty putting his thoughts in order when describing or discussing a topic
- he loses his composure and gets wasted on unnecessary details when telling a story or having a conversation
- forgets an order or a message and often has to ask again
- cannot spell his name correctly from memory
- he has trouble remembering fairy tales and songs
- unable to count to 20 mechanically
- confuses color names
- he avoids talking near his classmates
- she cries easily
- he looks cowardly
- removed and slow to execute commands
- is hyperactive / hyperactive / lethargic
- finds it difficult to sit alert and quiet for long periods of time
- has a weak tolerance to fatigue
- plays nervously with various objects
- he doesn’t concentrate, he doesn’t pay attention
- quickly loses interest by jumping from one activity to another
- often loses his things, etc.
- his eyes sting
- does not know concepts (space, time)
- appears socially isolated
- obsessed with objects and toys
- has adjustment difficulties